What kind of animal companions would dwarf's have?

Thanks in advance for your opinions,

Jay H

Uhhhhh... badgers? They're small, cantankerous and diggy, just like dwarfs. Otherwise, bears seem to be an iconic choice.

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Dwarf can have, in my opinion, a dog, a cat, a pony (horses are to tall for them) or a bird. Maybe even a monkey - exotic and rare animal in the Empire. I don;t think that they would want to have a rat (Skaven grudge).

I think it would not be something common for dwarves to have animal companions...
Since they live fairly long lives, if they were to have them as a child, they would too early & too often see the pets age & die before they themselves mature.

Since they are mostly craftsman, miners & warriors, I would not think an animal companion would be very useful, they would probably get in the way.

However, for those dwarves that run above ground, I would suggest animals that are regarded as having traits that dwarves find admirable. Therefore most predators are out, you don't steal/take what you want, you earn it.

Dogs for loyalty & protection, donkeys for steadfast reliability & headstrong behaviour, otters for their "constructions", Badgers: Crusty, down-to-Earth loners.
Boars: Slow to anger, humble, only fights in defense, but extremely tough and dangerous when provoked.

Or if you wanna mock them, I suppose you could go with a magpie, cause they're both attracted to shiny things

In Warhammer Online, some dwarf taverns have rat-fights, A Dwarf could have his trusted fighting rat.